BCS Hearings Are Upon Us

Jeremy

Senior Writer Written on July 07, 2009

MIAMI - JANUARY 08: Head coach Urban Meyer of the Florida Gators celebrates with the National Championship trophy after therir 24-14 win against the Oklahoma Sooners during the FedEx BCS National Championship game at Dolphin Stadium on January 8, 2009 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images)

(Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images)

So, it looks like there will be at least one more post, besides this, regarding the BCS and congress getting involved with allegations that BCS is violating antitrust laws.

The congressional hearings are where we stand as this six month parade has been marching from Utah all the way to capitol hill, and today is the day to try to knock the BCS off their pedestal.

This ordeal has gone all the way back to the day after Utah smoked Alabama in the Sugar Bowl, with Mountain West Commissioner Craig Thompson proposing a playoff, Utah Senator Orrin Hatch threatening anti-trust.

Then there is Air Force's Troy Calhoun calling the BCS the old Soviet Union, Utah Attorney Genral Mark Shurtleff pretending to care about the BCS, and then most recently an interview with Harvey Perlman, who threatens to turn around this car.

The hearings begin tomorrow at 2:30 PM EDT, and currently the only place to watch a webcast of the hearings is at the Senate Judiciary website—no word if one of the C-Span channels will carry it.

Now to who will be appearing in this three ring circus.

First up will be Utah President Michael Young then Harvey Perlman, chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and leader of the BCS Presidential Oversight Committee.

Following him will be antitrust lawyer William Monts III, who has said the BCS does not violate antitrust laws, and antitrust lawyer Barry Brett.

Then there is John Swofford, who is the current BCS Commissioner and the Commissioner of the ACC. Swfford is a piece of work, and this quote from an interview with Real Clear Sports

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written on July 07, 2009 Opinion